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To calculate: The length of the base.
Answer to Problem 69PPS
The length of the baseis
Explanation of Solution
Given information:
The area of the
Formula used:
Area of a triangle with base b and height h is half into the product of base and height which is mathematically expressed as,
Calculation:
Consider the given information that area of the triangle is
In the above figure,
Recall that area of a triangle with base b and height h is half into the product of base and height which is mathematically expressed as,
Apply it,
Factorize it further as,
Since, value of base cannot be negative; value of
So, the value of base is calculated as,
Thus, the length of the baseis
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